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in the possession of the donor.  Our duplicate material could be utalized in effecting exchanges when new material could be obtained by such course.
As many of our domestic medicines come to us highly recommended by popular opinion, it is fair to presume that some of them contain active principles, which if definitely recognized might extend the use and usefulness of these plants.  With a view ^[[to]] [[strikethrough]] of [[/strikethrough]] obtaining a proximate analysis of any specimens we may receive, which have not before been analyzed, I asked the Surgeon General of the Navy, (under whose supervision this collection is Rept.) if he could assist us in this matter.  In reply, he said he would order an analysis made at the Laboratory